JMB Education Conference 2018

The aim of our Conference this year is to offer peer and specialist-delivered workshops on emerging developments in leadership, pedagogy and student engagement as well as offering opportunities for you to interact with policy makers, practitioners, specialists, support services and commercial enterprises.

We intend to leave our participants – principals, chairpersons, deputy principals and teachers – with greater clarity around policy, practice and possibilities for inclusive and innovative teaching and learning for all our students.

As well as a series of relevant workshops, we will hear from educational consultant Dr Mark Fennell, who will present ‘A Framework for Contemporary Thinking about Curriculum’ and also from former teacher and award-winning author, Roddy Doyle on ‘The Creative Process as an Adventure!’

Registrationwill be open in August.

Timetable (subject to change)

9.00-9.30

Registration–Tea/Coffee

9.40-9.50

Welcome by Ms. Deirdre Matthews, President JMB/AMCSS

9.50-10.50

Keynote Address: Dr Mark Fennell

10.50-11.15

Coffee Break

11.15-12.30

Workshops: Session 1

12.30-1.40

Lunch

1.40-2.55

Workshops: Session 2

3.00-3.55

Keynote Address: Mr Roddy Doyle

3.55-4.00

Close of Conference

Workshop Details

1

T

eaching and Learning as framed by ‘Looking at our School’ – how can it support classroom effectiveness?

Dr Joe O’Connell

Scaffolding professionalism

Teachers as teachers, collaborators and learners

Enhancing engagement for all – what this looks like in practice

2

The Co-Creative Curriculum: What the Junior Cycle classroom of the future can look like

Leo Hogan & Audrey Doyle

Leading and managing creative spaces in the Junior Cycle curriculum

Teacher and pupil agency in the creative classroom

The ‘Co-Creative School’

3

Leadership and Management as framed in ‘Looking at our School’ – how it supports your sharing of responsibility